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Section 1 Everything Is Connected Section 2
Living Things Need Energy Section 3 Types of
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Concept Mapping
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Section 1 Everything Is Connected
Bellringer

• Think of all the things that make up a pond in
  the countryside. List all the parts of the ponds
  ecosystem in your science journal. Are all the
  parts of the ecosystem living? Explain your
  answer.

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Objectives

• Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic parts
  of the environment.
• Explain how populations and communities are
  related.
• Describe how the abiotic parts of the
  environment affect ecosystems.

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Studying the Web of Life

• Ecology is the study of the interactions of
  organisms with one another and with their
  environment.
• The Two Parts of the Environment All of the
  organisms that live together and interact with
  one another make up the biotic part of the
  environment. The abiotic part of the environment
  consists of the nonliving factors.

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• Organization in the Environment At first
  glance, the environment may seem disorganized.
  However, the environment can be arranged into
  different levels. The five levels of the
  environment are shown on the next slide.

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• Populations Each animal is a part of a
  population, or a group of individuals of the same
  species that live together.
• Communities A community consists of all of the
  populations of species that live and interact in
  an area.

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• Ecosystems An ecosystem is made up of a
  community of organisms and the abiotic
  environment of the community.
• The Biosphere The biosphere is the part of
  Earth where life exists. It extends from the
  deepest parts of the ocean to high in the air
  where plant spores drift.

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Section 2 Living Things Need Energy
Bellringer

• Indian pipe is a plant that is completely
  whiteit has no chlorophyll or chloroplasts to
  give it a green color. Do you think this plant
  could be a producer? If not, where do you think
  it could get the energy it needs to survive?
• Write your answers in your science journal.

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Objectives

• Describe the functions of producers, consumers,
  and decomposers in an ecosystem.
• Distinguish between a food chain and a food web.
• Explain how energy flows through a food web.
• Describe how the removal of one species affects
  the entire food web.

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The Energy Connection

• Producers Organisms that use sunlight directly
  to make food are called producers. They do this
  by using a process called photosynthesis.
• Consumers Organisms that eat other organisms
  are called consumers.
• Decomposers Organisms that get energy by
  breaking down dead organisms are called
  decomposers.

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Comparing Consumers and Producers
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Visual Concepts
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The Energy Connection, continued

• Food Chains and Food Webs A food chain is a
  diagram that shows how energy in food flows from
  one organism to another. A food web is a diagram
  that shows the feeding relationships between
  organisms in an ecosystem.

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• Energy Pyramids An energy pyramid is a
  triangular diagram that shows an ecosystems loss
  of energy, which results as energy passes through
  the ecosystems food chain.

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Wolves and the Energy Pyramid

• Gray Wolves and the Food Web Gray wolves were
  brought back to Yellowstone National Park in
  1995. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service thinks
  the return of the wolves will restore the natural
  energy flow in the area and bring populations
  back into balance.
• Balance in Ecosystems All organisms in a food
  web are important for the health and balance of
  all other organisms in the food web.

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Section 3 Types of Interactions
Bellringer

• Make a list of predators that are also prey.
• Record your answer in your science journal.

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Objectives

• Explain the relationship between carrying
  capacity and limiting factors.
• Describe the two types of competition.
• Distinguish between mutualism, commensalism, and
  parasitism. Give an example of coevolution.

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Interactions with the Environment

• Limiting Factors A resource that is so scarce
  that it limits the size of a population is called
  a limiting factor.
• Carrying Capacity The largest population that
  an environment can support is known as the
  carrying capacity.

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Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity
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Interactions Between Organisms

• Individuals and Populations Interact
  Populations contain individuals of a single
  species that interact with one another, such as a
  group of rabbits feeding in the same area.
• Communities contain interacting populations,
  such as a coral reef with many species of corals
  trying to find living space.

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Competition

• Individuals and Populations Interact When two
  or more individuals or populations try to use the
  same resource, such as food, water, shelter,
  space, or sunlight, it is called competition.
• Competition can happen within a population, or
  between populations.

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Predators and Prey

• Predators are organisms that eat all or part of
  another organism. Organisms that are killed and
  eaten by other organisms are called prey.
• Predator Adaptations To survive, predators must
  be able to catch their prey. Predators have a
  wide variety of methods and abilities for doing
  so.

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Predators and Prey, continued

• Prey Adaptations Prey have their own methods
  and abilities to keep from being eaten. Prey are
  able to run away, stay in groups, or camouflage
  themselves. Some prey are poisonous.
• Camouflage One way animals avoid being eaten is
  by being hard to see. Blending in with the
  background is called camouflage.

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Predators and Prey, continued

• Defensive Chemicals Some animals defend
  themselves with chemicals. The skunk and the
  bombardier beetle both spray predators with
  irritating chemicals. Bees, ants, and wasps
  inject a powerful acid into their attackers.
• Warning Coloration Animals that have a chemical
  defense need a way to warn predators that they
  should look elsewhere for a meal. Their chemical
  weapons are often advertised by warning colors.

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Symbiosis

• Symbiosis is a relationship in which two
  different organisms live in close association
  with each other.
• Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which
  both organisms benefit.
• Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in
  which one organism benefits and the other is
  unaffected.

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Symbiosis, continued

• Parasitism is a symbiotic association in which
  one organism benefits while the other is harmed.
• The organism that benefits is called the
  parasite, while the organism that is harmed is
  called the host.

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Coevolution

• What Is Coevolution? When a long-term change
  takes place in two species because of their close
  interactions with one another, the change is
  called coevolution.
• Coevolution and Flowers Flowers have changed
  over millions of years to attract pollinators.
  Pollinators such as bees, bats, and hummingbirds
  can be attracted to a flower because of its
  color, odor, or nectar.

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Concept Map
Use the terms below to complete the concept map
on the next slide.
Environment Consumers
Ecosystem
Sunlight Biosphere
Herbivores Population
Carnivores Communities
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